Can China’s poorest province achieve its dream of becoming the next big data hub?

Guizhou and its capital were put on the fast track to economic growth in 2013; growing over 10% in 2017. Big data is one of the focus areas for this once poorest province of China. Big data and artificial intelligence are considered as the technology to shape the future and thus make China the leading technology power. China has a clear advantage in big data because a lot of big data is collected, stored and analysed. With the average high acceptance and connectivity of mobile digital technology, the exponential growth of big data in China cannot be ignored. Not only the government support is there, but also, the market, technology and capital necessary for real big data technology innovations.